Samipya 2000 Vol 17 Ank 03 04

SR No.: 535817
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Bhartiben Shelat, R T Savalia
Publisher: Bholabhai Jeshingbhai Adhyayan Sanshodhan Vidyabhavan
Publication Year: 2000
Total Pages: 84
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Samipya, & India
File Size: 8 MB

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scripts, viz. Saradā, Nevāri, Maithili, Bengāli, Devanāgari, Nandināgari, Telugu, Kannada, Grantha and Malayālam. They yield five virsons viz. North-Western, North-Eastern, Northern, Western and Southern. The editor has then given detailed tables of omissions and insertions.
This skandha consists of 24 adhyāyas. It commences with the description of the manvantaras. Then it narrates the story of the encounter between the Elephant and the Alligator, the story of the churning of the ocean, the incarnation of Mohini, the distribution of nectar and the battle between Devas and Asuras. The remaining description of the manvantaras is followed by the story of Bali and Vāmana and the story of the incarnation of Matsya. In the critical study of the skandha, the editor dwells upon the importance of stutis, the laksana of the manvantaras, and a detailed table of the fourteen manvantaras. The editor also notes the peculiar traits of the language, the rasas noticed in the skandha and the different metres and figures of speech.
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Skandha IX is edited by Dr. K. K. Shastree. He has constituted the text on the basis of 26 MSS in Saradā, Newāri, Maithili, Bengāli, Devanāgari, Nandināgari, Talugu, Kannada, Grantha and Malayālam. The editor gives tables of interpolations and omissions. The main topic of this skandha is stories pertaining to eminent "kings of the Solar and Lunar dynasties. The editor gives elaborate comparative tables of kings of the different branches of the Solar and Lunar dynasties given in the Vişnu Purāņa and the Bhāgavata Purāņa. He also discusses some chronological data given in these two Purāņas. This skandha consists of 24 adhyāyas. Vol.III was published in 1998 Its price is Rs. 800.
* * Vol.IV is devoted to Skandhas X, XI and XII. It is edited by Dr. K. K. Shastree, who is well conversant with the narration of the life of Lord Krşņa.
Skandha X is the largest and most popular skandha of the Bhāgavata. It consists of 87 adhyāyas, excluding three adhyāyas interpolated subsequently. The text is constituted on the basis of the collation of 36 MSS copied in Sāradā, Nevāri, Maithili, Bengāli, Udiā, Devanāgari, Nandināgari, Telugu, Kannada, Grantha and Malayalam. The dates of the select MSS range from the 12th to the 18th cent. A. D. The collation of these MSS, according to the Editor, indicates three versions, viz Northern, composite of Devanāgari and Southern.
The Editor gives detailed tables of omissions and insertions with some interesting observations. He aptly remarks that this skandha, being very popular,
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